Typographical machine



D. S. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICA T10N FILED Nov. 3, 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3.1917.

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zw umu 4 8 ATTORNEY-5f DAVID S. KENNEDY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGN'OR TO MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF LEEW YORK.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 8, 1917, Serial No. 200,031.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID S. KENNEDY,

I a citizen -of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typographical Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

' My invention relates to typographical machines, such as linotype machines of the general organization represented in Letters Patent of the United States to O. Mergenthaler' No. 436,532, wherein circulating matrices are released from a magazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in print, and then assembled in line, the composed line transferred to the face of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a-slug or linotype against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter elevated and returned .through distributing mechanism to the magazine from which they started.

More particularly, itrelates to machines of the kind now in commercial use, wherein, in addition to the main magazine or magazines, a supplemental magazine is also employed, the latter being arranged in a vertical location different from that of the main magazines and at the side thereof, or to employ the term recognized in the art. in tandem thereto. All these magazines are equipped with escapements, and it is among the purposes of my invention to provide actuating devices therefor which will be operable from a common keyboard, so that by its manipulation the operator may release matrices from any selected magazine at will.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated my improvements merely in preferred form and by way of example, and as applied to the particular style of machine mentioned, but obviously many changes and variations may be made therein, and in their mode of application, which will still be comprised within the spirit of my invention. Further, my improvements are readily adaptable to other forms of typographical machines, such as those that handle type or dies, instead of matrices. Generally speaking, I desire it to be understood that it do Patented July 8, 1919.

not limit myself to any specific form or emtive of the parts embodying the, invention;

and

Fig. 3 is an elevation of certain of these I parts, showing them in different positions.

As seen in Fig. 1, the machine is equipped with two superposed main magazines A and A and a single supplemental magazine B arranged in tandem thereto. It will be understood that any convenient number of both main and tandem magazines may be employed, and that the showing in the drawings is merely illustrative of the general principle involved.

The magazines A and A areequipped with the customary escapements '0, each comprising a pivoted lever and two connected pawls which are alternately projected into the magazine channel to engage with the matrices X therein, the escapement being under'the control of a s ring C, which tends to withdraw the lowermost pawl and project the upper one. As shown in Fig. 2, the escapements C are reveesely actuated by the pivoted levers E in engagement therewith, the levers E in turn being operated by the vertical slides E formed with projections E to engage over the outer ends the slide is drawn downward and the lower pawl of the escapement projected into the magazine channel to hold the leading matrix therein. When the slide E is moved upwardly, the spring C is permitted to act in the well-known manner to release this Inatrix, all in the manner well understood in the art. The slides E are elevated by the levers E, which are operated. by the reeds cam. yokes E", cams E and actuating roller E", the cam yokes being under the control of the triggers E slides E and the keys F of the keyboard. a

The main magazines are each provided with matrix locking means, such, as the rock shaft G, which in one position engages the escapements C so as to move them against the force of the springs C and thereby hold all the matrices in the magazine (see Fig. 2), and in the other position releases the escapements so that they may be actuated, in the manner already described, from the keys F. The operating means for the looking rock shaft comprise the link G and the sprin Gr connected to the arm or projection Gi in its active or looking position. To move the link G in the opposite direction against the force of the spring G so as to release the escapements, the link is connected at its lower end to a pivoted lever'G which in turn is moved by the slide G cam yoke G cam'G and actuating roller G the cam yoke G bein normally supported by a trigger G w ich is connected by the bent member G to a key J or H preferably mounted in convenient proximity .to the 1 main keyboard, as best shown in Fig. 1.

'these keys is operate lever G (see Fig. 3). The spring K normally holds the bar K toward the right, but. permits it to be moved toward the left when the beveled upper portion of the hook K is encountered by the lever G after which .the spring restores the bar to its first position and the locking devices remain inactive until they are released in the manner subsequently to be pointed out.

The parts so far described and their mode of operation arev not substantially different fromv those illustrated in my Letters Patent No. 1,288,913, dated December 24, 1918, to

- which reference may be had, if desired, for

a fuller understanding of the mechanism.

Turning now to the supplemental or tan-' dem magazine B, it is provided with similar escapements D, which are operated in one direction by springs D and 1n the other by reeds O, which are constantly urged downward as usual by stronger springs (not shown). t ispart of my invention to provide mechanism whereby the reeds O are actuated from the regular keys F, which control the escapements of the main magazine through the direct connections already noted, and this I effect by the provision of indirect connections next to he on the link, the spring being so arranged thatnormally the rock shaft is described, so that a single key F is capable of releasing matrices at will from the corresponding channel of' either one of the main magazines or from the corresponding channel of the tandem magazine. In this way, I materially simplify the operation of the machine and am enabled to dispense with the second keyboard ordinarily. employed in the commercial machine in connection with the tandem magazine. I

.To effect the connection of the escapement actuating means of the main magazines to the reeds of the tandemmagazine, I employ indirect connections from the main reeds E to the corresponding supplemental reeds "O, certain or all of the reeds E being formed with projections M which engage under the outer ends of levers M pivoted at M to the framework, the other ends of the levers being jointed to the ends of pivoted levers N the farther ends of which engage under projections N upon the supple- 'mental reeds 0, all in such manner that when the parts are in operative relation, as shown in Fig. 2, the elevation of a reed E effects the elevation of the corresponding reedO and permits the spring D to operate the escapement D. lVhen the reed E again descends, the reed 0 also descends and the escapement D' returns to .its original position. Preferably and as shown, the connecting levers M and N are'disposed in groups each comprising a plurality of such levers which are mounted upon common pivots; and the projections M and N on the reeds E and 0 respectively are arranged in similar groups to correspond,.the projections in each group being of different extents so as to engage the appropriate levers only of the corresponding group, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2.

It will be noted '(see Fig. 3) that the levers N are pivoted at N to the movable member or fulcrum slide P, which is normally urged downward by the connected spring P The parts are so arranged and proportioned that at this time, and due to the lowering of the fulcra of the levers N the outer ends of the levers M will be so elevated above the projections M, and the outer ends of the levers N will be so de pressed below the projections N, that the elevation of a-reed E is not attended by the elevation ofthe corresponding reed O, and consequently matrices will not be released rom the magazine B. Howeveij'when the v fulcrum slide P is in its elevated position (see Fig. 2), the parts will operate in the manner previously described.

I preferably control the position of the fulcrum slide P by automatic connections to the matrix locking devices of the main magazines. At the lower end of the slide P is mounted a transverse member P centrally pivoted thereto at P so that it projects in engage at, opposite sides with the bent arms or pro ections G upon the locking links G that its connected lockin The parts are so arranged that when the locking. devices are in theirnormal or active position (see Fig. 2), the two arms Gr will both act upon the member P and support the slide P in its uppermost'oractive position, at which time matrices may be freely drawn from the magazine B'by the actuation of the common keys F. In other words,

when the tandem magazine is in condition to deliver'matrices, the matrices in the'main magazines are locked. v

If it be desired to deliver matrices from one of tlie'main magazines, the corresponding key or H is actuated, resulting in the depression of the link Gr to unlock the matrices in the magazine, which depression of the link (see Fig. 3) removes the bent arm Gr from under the end of the member P and the s'lideP is depressed, thereby breaking the indirect connection of the reeds O and the reeds E At this time the operation of the character keys F results in the actuation of the escapements of the main maga-- zine which has been unlocked, and of' that magazine alone.

As previously noted, and as shown in Fig.

3, when the key J or H has been actuated, the locking devices are held in inactive position by the engagement of a hook K with the lever G and this relation continues until the parts are released by the next operation of the bar K. For instance, if it next be desired to deliver matrices from the other main magazine, the otherkey H or J is operatedand the former operation is substantially duplicated, it being merely pointed out thatnthe longitudinal movement of the locking bar K by the new lever Gr effects the release of theprevi ously held lever G so devices may return to active position. ow, matrices may be released from the second: main magazine and from that one only.

If now' it be desired to release matrices from the tandem magazine B, because of the construction and operation previously explained, it is necessary merely to release the lever Gr from the locking'bar K, which results in leaving all the mainmagazines with their matrices locked therein, and the consequent restoration of the fulcrum slide P to its active position, so as to restore the connection between the reeds O and reeds E. This releasing movement of the bar K may be conveniently efi'ected by a key L formed at one end with an offset pro ection L adapt ed to engage a pin K upon the end of the bar, in such manner that when the key is operated, the bar is moved, releasing the lever G that is held thereby, with the result of locking the matrices in the main maga: zines and efiect'ing the connection of the escapenient actuating devices of the tandem magazine with the common keys of the keyboard mechanism. 7 x

It will be noted that there is a key for each of the magazines, key H for the lower main magazine, key J for the upper main magazine, and key L ,for the auxiliary tandem magazine, and that the'operation of any one of them renders the corresponding magazine active because of the connections already zinesor in a tandem magazine.

' In my preferred form I have shown the escapement actuating devices for the tandem magazine as automatically controlled by the matrix locking devices of the other magazines, as this is a convenient and sini- -ple way of securin the desired result, but I do not limit myse f to the particular construction and arrangement thus involved.-

Neither do I limit myself to the specific form of connections for actuating the ,escapements of the tandem magazine. Again, although in my preferred form I have shown special-keys for rendering the several. magazines active, which keys are or may be actuated from time-to time, I do not limit myself to the use of such special keys for this purpose, as the automatic controlling devices might if desired be actuated fromother perlodically operated parts; These constructions may be materially varied; and many other modifications and alterations in my improvements and in their mode of application will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art without departure from the scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters'Patent of the United States, is as follows:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination of two matrix magazines arranged in tandem, escapements for each of the magazines and operating devices therefor, two selecting keys, one for each magazine, and connections from-each of the keys to the operating devices whereby matrices may be released at will from either magazine upon the actuation of the corresponding key.

2. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed matrix magazines, a further matrix magazine arranged in tandem, escapements for each of the magazines and operating devices therefor, a plurality of selecting keys, one for each magazine, and connections from each of the keys to the operating devices whereby matrices may be released at will from any oneof the magazines upon the actuation of the corresponding key.

3. In a typographical machine, the combination of two matrix magazines arranged in tandem, escapements for each of the magazines, common keyboard devices connected directly to the escapements of one of the magazines and indirectly by supplemens tal means from the direct connections to those of the other, and controlling devices whereby matrices may be released at will from either magazine.

4:. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed matrix magazines, a further matrix magazine arranged in tandem, escapements for each of the magazines, common keyboard devices connected directly to the escapements of the superposed magazines and indirectly by supplemental means from the direct connections -to'those of the tandem magazine, and controlling devices whereby matrices may be released at will from any one of the magazines.

5. In a typographical machine, the combination of two matrix magazines arranged in tandem, escapements for each of the magazines, common keyboard devices connected directlyto the escapements of one of the magazines andindirectly to those of the other, two selecting keys, one for each maga zine, and connections from each of the keysto the keyboard devices whereby matrices may be releasedat will from either maga- 1zine upon the actuation of the corresponding 6. In a typographical. machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed matrix magazines, a further matrix magazine arranged in tandem, escapements for each of the magazines, common keyboard devices connected directly to the escapements of the superposed magazines and indirectly to those of the tandem magazine, a plurality of selecting keys, one for each magazine, and connections from each of the keys to the keyboard devices whereby matrices may be released at will from any one of the magazines upon the actuation of the corresponding key.

7. In a typographical machine, the combination of two matrix magazines arranged in tandem, escapements for each of said magazines and operating devices therefor, keyboard mechanism comprising a single key for corresponding escapements of both magazines, locking devices for the matrices of one of the magazines, and connections whereby the locking of the matrices therein permits the actuation by said key of the corresponding escapement of the other,magazine. 1

8. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality. of superposed matrix magazines, a further matrix magazine arin tandem, escapements for each of said" 7 magazines and operating devices therefor, normally active matrix locking devices for one of the magazines, a. key for moving the locking devices to inactive position to permit the release of matrices from said'magazine, and a further key and connections to return the locking devices to active position and to permit the release of matrices from the other magazine.

10. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed matrix magazines, a further matrix magazine arranged in tandem, escapements for each of said magazines and operating devices therefor, normally active matrix locking devices for each of the superposed magazines, a'plurality of keys, one for each of the super-, posed magazines, and respective connections to move the locking devices to inactive position to permit the release of matrices from the corresponding magazine, and a further key and connections to restore the locking devices to active position and to permit the release of matrices, from the tandem maga- Z1116.

.11. In a typographical machine,- the'com- Y bination of two matrix magazines arranged in tande'nifescapements for each of said magazines, common keyboard mechanism connected directly to the escapements of-one magazine and indirectly to those of the other, said keyboard mechanism comprising a single key for corresponding escapements of the two magazines, matrix-locking devices for one of said magazines, and connections whereby the locking of the matrices therein permits the actuation by said key of the corresponding escapement of the other magazine.

12. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed matrix magazines, a further matrix magazine arranged in tandem, escapements for each of said magazines, common keyboard mechanism connected directly to the escapements of .the superposed magazines and indirectly to those of the tandem magazine, said keyboard mechanism comprising a single key for corresponding escapements of all of said magazines, matrix locking devices for each of the superposed magazines, and connections whereby the locking of matrices in the superposed magazines permits the actuation by said key of the corresponding escapement of the tandem magazine.

13. In a typographical machine, the combination of two matrix magazines arranged in tandem, escapements for both of said magazines, keyboard mechanism, locking devices for the matrices in one of the magazines, and connections therefrom to control the operative connection and disconnection to the keyboard mechanism of the escapements of the other magazine.

14. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed matrix magazines, :1 further matrix magazine arranged in tandem, escapements for all of said magazines, keyboard mechanism, locking devices for the matrices of the superposed magazines, and connections therefrom to control the operative connection and disconnection to the keyboard mechanism of the escapements of the tandem magazine.

15. In a typographical machine, the combination of two matrix magazines arranged in tandem, escapements for each of said magazines, a single keyboard mechanism for both sets of escapements, normally active matrix locking devices for one of said magazines, a key to move said locking devices to inactive position, a further key to restore them to active position, and connections whereby the disengagement or engagement i of the keyboard mechanism with the escapements of the second magazine is controlled by the respective actuation of said keys.

16. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed matrix magazines, a further matrix magazine ar ranged in tandem, escapements for each of said magazines, a single keyboard mechanism for the escapements of all of said magazines, normally active matrix locking devices for each of the superposed magazines, a key for each of said superposed magazines to move its locking devices to inactive position, a further key to restore said locking devices to active position, and connections whereby the disengagement or engagement of the keyboardmechanism with the escapements of the tandem magazine is controlled by the respective actuation of said keys.

17. In a typographical machine, the combination oftwo matrix magazines arranged in tandem, escapements for each of said magazines, and a single keyboard mechanism connected directly to the escapements of one magazine and indirectly to those of the other, the connecting parts comprising an adjustable member which in one position permits the actuation of the escapements of the second magazine and in the other position prevents it.

18. In a typographical machine, the commagazine and in the other position prevents it.

19. In a typographical machine, the combination of two matrix magazines arranged in tandem, escapements for each of said magazines, a single keyboard mechanism connected directly to the escapements of one magazine and indirectly to those of the other, the connecting parts comprising an adjustable member which in one position permits the actuation of the escapements of one of the magazines and in the other position prevents it, looking devices for the matrices of the other magazine, and connections whereby the position of said adjustable member is controlled by that of the locking devices, 4

20. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed matrix magazines, a further matrix magazine arranged in tandem, escapements for all of said magazines, a single keyboard mechanism connected directly to the escapements of the superposed magazines and indirectly to those of the tandem magazine, the connecting parts comprising an adjustable member which in one position permits the actuation of the escapements of the tandem magazine and in the other position prevents it, looking devices for the matrices of the superposed magazines, and connections whereby the position of said adjustable member is controlled by that of the locking devices.

21. In a typographical machine, the combination of two matrix magazines arranged in tandem, escapements for each of said magazines, and a single keyboard mechanismv connected directly to the escapements of one magazine and indirectly to those of the other, the connecting parts comprising a pivoted lever and an adjustable fulcrum therefor, which in one position permits the actuation of the corresponding escapement of the second magazine and in the other prevents it. s I

22. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed matrix magazines, a further magazine arranged in tandem, escapements for all of said magazines, and a single keyboard mechanism; connected directly to the escapements of the superposed magazines and indirectly to those of the tandem magazine, the connecting parts comprising a pivoted lever and an adjustable fiilcrum therefor, Which in one position permits the actuation of the corresponding escapement of the tandem magazine and in the other position prevents it.

23. In a typographical machine, the combination of two matrix magazines arranged in tandem, escapements for each of said magazines, a single keyboard mechanlsm connected directly to the escapements of one magazine' and indirectly to those of the other, the connecting parts comprising a pivoted lever and an adjustable fulcrum therefor, which in one position permits the actuation of the corresponding escapement of the second magazine and in the otherposition prevents it, looking devices for the matrices of the first magazine, and connections whereby the osition of the adjustable fulcrum is control ed by that of the locking devices.

'24. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed matrix magazines, a further matrix magazine arranged in tandem, escapements for all of said magazines, a single keyboard mechanism connected directly to the escapements of the superposed magazines and indirectly .to those of the tandem magazine, the connecting parts comprising a pivoted lever ac/and an adjustable fulcrum therefor, which in one position permits the actuation of the corresponding escapement of the tandem magazine and in the other position prevents it, locking devices for the matrices of the superposed magazines, and connections whereby the position of the adjustable fulcrum is controlled by that of the locking devices. I

25. In a typographical machine, the combination of two matrix magazines arranged in tandem,v escapements for each of said magazines and operating devices therefor, keyboard mechanism comprising a single key for the corresponding escapements of both magazines, and controlling devices ac tuatable to cause said key to deliver matrices from" 'the magazines alternately.

26. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed matrix magazines, :1 further matrix magazine arranged in tandem, escapements for each of said magazines and operating devices therefor, keyboard mechanism comprising a sin gle key for corresponding escapements of all said magazines, andflcontrolling devices actuatable to cause said key to deliver matrices from the several magazines in the required manner. Y

27. .In a typographical machine, the combination of two magazines arranged in tandem and each having escapements to control the release of matrices therefrom, a set of key controlled actuating devices for the es- ,capments of one magazine, a second set of actuating devices for the escapements of the other magazine, connections between the corresponding actuating devices of the two sets, and means operable to permit the release of matrices from one magazine and to prevent their release from the other, and vice versa, whereby either magazine may be rendered active and the other inactive as required.

28. A combination as specified in claim 27, characterized by the fact that the means which permit and prevent the release of matrices from one magazine include a matrix locking device movable to active and inactive position as the other magazine is rendered active and inactive respectively.

29. A combination as specified in claim 27,

characterized by the fact that the means which permit and prevent the release of matrices from one magazine include a member for breaking and making the connections between the two sets of actuating devices as the other magazine is rendered active and inactive respectively.

30. A combination asspecified in claim 27, embodying two magazine selecting keys controlling the operation of the means therein recited in such manner that the actuation of either key renders its corresponding magazine active and the other magazine inactive.

31. A combination as specified in claim 27, embodying a further magazine having escapements operated by one of the sets of actuating devices and characterized by the fact that the means therein recited are also operable to permit and prevent the release of matrices from said further magazine according as the other magazines are rendered active or inactive.

32. A combination as specified in claim 31, characterizedv by the fact that the escapemerits of the further magazine therein recited are operated by the first set of actuating devices as distinguished from the second set.

33. A structure as specified in claim 31 embodying a third magazine selecting key for the further magazine therein recited,

characterized by the fact that said key, in

conjunction with the other two selecting keys, acts to control the operation of the means mentioned in such manner that the actuation of any given key renders the corresponding magazine active and the remainlng magazines inactive.

34. In a typographical machine, the oombination of two magazines arranged in tandem and each having escapements to control the release of matrices therefrom, a set of key controlled actuating devices for the escapments of one magazine, a second set of actuating devices for the escapements of the other magazine, and means whereby the corresponding actuating devices of the two sets may be connected and disconnected as required.

35. In a typographical machine, the combination with a main magazine and an auxsaid auxiliary magazine, a corresponding set iliary magazine, the tWo magazines being of actuating devices controlled directly from arranged in tandem and each having escapethe keyboard, and intermediateumembers men-ts to control the release of matrices connecting the two sets of actuating devices 5 therefrom, of a keyboard common to both and transmitting motion from the first to 15 magazines, and means whereby the escapethe second mentioned set. ments of the auxiliary magazine are con- In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my trolled from the keyboard, the said means signature hereto. 1 H including a set of actuating devices arranged 'f 10 in operative relation to the escapements of DAVID S. KENNEDY. 

